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"I would prefer to see Fender tweak the pickups rather than the aesthetic": Fender Vintera III Mid '60s Telecaster review
54+ min ago (1729+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. Vintage spec but significantly cheaper than the American Vintage II. Plays perfectly for the type of player this…...
There was no master plan apart from we didn't want to do the Thin Lizzy/Status Quo blues bendy thing: Bruce Watson on the birth of Big Country, Stuart Adamson's legacy and the secret to bagpipe guitar
16+ hour, 15+ min ago (1908+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. Bruce Watson shares the guitar story of the Scottish rock stalwarts, the "Itch and Itch" amps so…...
I made a deal, paid him in cash, and he died two months later. His last text to his daughter was, "I buried the money in the desert: Joe Bonamassa tells the story of the strangest guitar deal he ever did
17+ hour, 15+ min ago (363+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. The Bolin 'Burst is famed for its association with Deep Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin " but its route…...
I'd be there with bass pedals, a triple-neck guitar and keyboards, and Robert Plant would ask, "Can you sing, as well?" How John Paul Jones became Led Zeppelin's ultimate wingman
17+ hour, 15+ min ago (927+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. Armed with years of experience as a session bassist and arranger " having worked with the Yardbirds, Jeff…...
We were going to open for the Descendents on a huge summer tour" and our singer decides he's going to go do graduate school: The rise and fall of Dag Nasty " and the making of a melodic hardcore classic
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (669+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. Brian Baker took a gamble. He used his college fund to buy a van, hit the road…...
New S-styles from Ibanez? They company probably couldn't believe its timing: This week's hottest new guitar gear " including a pedal you can wear on your wrist (sort of)
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1187+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. New AZ models from Ibanez, a fresh baritone for Ed Sheeran, and the final piece of Misha…...
This guy kept calling saying, "I've never been in a band before, but I'm the best guitarist ever.' When I heard him play it was like a fire from heaven: The life and times of Killing Joke visionary Geordie Walker " the guitar hero's guitar hero
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1842+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. He influenced Kurt Cobain, Metallica, Tool, Nine Inch Nails and counted Jimmy Page as a fan. We…...
He looked at it, closed the case and said, "Let's get out of here before they realize what they've sold you: How Rory Gallagher grabbed his iconic 1963 Gretsch Corvette for the princely sum of $150
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (187+ words) Jamie Dickson is Editor-in-Chief of Guitarist magazine, Britain's best-selling and longest-running monthly for guitar players. He started his career at the Daily Telegraph in London, where his first assignment was interviewing blue-eyed soul legend Robert Palmer, going on to become…...
Gene Simmons said we were his new favorite band. He wanted us to do a record " and to do things we didn't want to: Gary Klebe on Shoes' near miss with the Kiss star, inspiring Butch Vig into production, and how his band got with Hamer
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1543+ words) Explore techniques, riffs and playing tips. Discover guitars, pedals and amps with expert reviews. Save on subscriptions to the world's best-selling guitar magazine. He's learned to live with his band's "power pop" label, finally released a solo album, and knows…...
Laney is leading the way for FRFR speakers in 2026
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (148+ words) Laney’s LFR range injects digital rigs with the feel and response that comes with playing through an actual guitar amp – with plenty of pro features to boot...